axillary bud
Americannoun
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An axillary bud is usually found in the axil—the area between the base of a leaf and the stem—where it can give rise to a branch or a flower.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Botanists have discovered that money is not only the root of all evil, but also its hypocotyl, petiole and axillary bud.
From Washington Post • Feb. 17, 2022
An axillary bud also found that may produce a branch the same year as the leaf.
From Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination by Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig)
Spine of Cockspur Thorn, developed from an axillary bud, as the leaf-scar below witnesses: an accessory leaf-bud is seen at its base.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa
Sometimes the nearest axillary bud is developed; sometimes there are two, when the branch forks.
From Outlines of Lessons in Botany, Part I; from Seed to Leaf by Newell, Jane H.
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